Welcome to the first Friday of 2013. This is better than the first Tuesday, because as you may have guessed, after the first Friday comes the first Saturday! And that leaves me endlessly satisfied that everything is as it should be, and the new calendar doesn't need "convincing" for what order the days should go […]
Eastern Canadian Robot Games Results
Dave Hrynkiw
December 2, 2004
Yes, the Eastern Canadian Robot Games have been over for about a month, but I still think the following is worth mentioning:
- The Solarbotics Sumovore won first place in beginner mini-sumo
- The Solarbotics ScoutWalker III won first and third in the Walker competition
- Our own Grant McKee won Advanced Minisumo with his own design "Ender's Wraith" (sorry Mr. Hylands!)
As soon as we see the Official results posted on the ECRG website, we'll link to the winners!
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